I have grown past hate and bitterness, I see the world as o… - Mary Gilmore

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I have grown past hate and bitterness, I see the world as one;
But though I can no longer hate, My son is still my son.All men at God's round table sit, And all men must be fed;
But this loaf in my hand, This loaf is my son's bread.

Mary Gilmore

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Dame Mary Jean Gilmore DBE (née Cameron; 16 August 1865 – 3 December 1962) was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry.

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Birth Name: Mary Jean Cameron

Alternative Names: Dame Mary Jean Gilmore • Dame Mary Jane Gilmore • Cameron

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Youth troubles over eternity; age grasps at a day and is satisfied to have even the day.

I am not very patient, Yet patient I must be
With him beside my pillow And the babe upon my knee.
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Strange that I was given
Thoughts that soar to heaven,
Yet must I sit and keep
Children in their sleep!

It’s gettin’ bits o’ posies, ’N’ feelin’ mighty good;
A-thrillin’ ’cause she loves you, An’ wond’rin’ why she should;
[...]
As if there’s nothin’ mattered, As if the world was good,
As if the Lord was lookin’, An’ sort o’ understood.

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